LG Just Combined Tamagotchis With Smartphones
LG has created a new line of smartphones with… personalities. The company is calling them Aka phones (pronounced ‘ah-kah’) and, thanks to sleeve covers embedded with smart chips, the phone changes between four pre-set personalities. They have names. Eggy is the yellow one, and he “falls in love…
Latest Firefox Browser Puts Web Privacy One Button Away
You may be very privacy-conscious in this era of mass surveillance, but your web browser hasn't done much to keep up -- big updates like Do Not Track and private browsing windows arrived years ago. Mozilla isn't satisfied with this state of affairs, so it's releasing a new version of Firefox that…
Amazon Echo is Part Speaker, Part Assistant - and Tells You What You Want to Hear
In its first major push into the smart automation market, Amazon announced a new cylinder-shaped device on Thursday called Amazon Echo, which tracks the news, plays your music, says the weather, remembers your shopping list and even tells you jokes. Amazon Echo will cost $99 for Amazon Prime…
Microsoft: Now you can create, edit on Office mobile apps for free
Mobile customers want robust, free software that works with a lot of apps and can be accessed anywhere. So far, Microsoft has failed to embrace those concepts -- but it's working to change that. The software giant on Thursday unveiled a handful of changes to its Office mobile software on…
Jawbone UP3 is a Sleeker, Smaller, Smarter Fitness Tracker
Jawbone is introducing two new fitness activity trackers, including its next-generation UP3 wristband wearable that will one day know when you're dehydrated, stressed and fatigued. Sleek in design and significantly smaller than its previous UP24 model — check out the picture above for the…
ClockOne is a Giant Wall Clock Made of E Ink Panels
ClockOne, a digital wall clock that uses E Ink for its display, officially goes on sale today. Twelve24, the company behind this home and office accessory, has launched a Kickstarter campaign where you can pre-order one for $400, with shipments expected in May 2015. Using the same display…
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Hits US Market
Samsung said Monday its big-screen Galaxy Note Edge smartphone will be available in the US starting Nov. 14. The electronics giant unveiled the new phone in September, offering up a 5.6-inch display that curves around the side of the device. The Galaxy Note Edge is one of the first major smartphone…